My name is Brittan. I am a birth mom to a beautiful little girl named Shae. I was 17 when I found out that I was pregnant. I was scared, disappointed, and really embarrassed. Do I give birth and raise her? Do I educate myself more on the adoption process and how it all works? I could terminate the pregnancy and it would all be done with quickly. I knew abortion was never an option that I could follow through with.
I always dreamed of having two parents who were happily married and I knew I couldn’t give my baby that at this point in my life; so, I chose adoption so that she would have both a mom and dad, in a financially stable home and an environment she could flourish in. I just really didn’t want her to ever know the feeling of that financial burden, so I wanted to give her that. I started to educate myself on adoption.
There are three types of adoption: closed adoption is an adoption where the birthmother and child don’t know each other, semi-open adoption is where there is limited communication between the birth mom and the adoptive parents (cards and letters are sent through the adoption agency), and an open adoption is when the birth mother and child get to know each other and the birthmother gets updates about her child.
Andrea, the owner of the agency educated me more on the adoption process and really helped me be brave throughout the whole journey. That same day I picked out Shae’s adoptive parents. I got to meet them a couple months later and just knew right away that they were perfect and it was meant to be.
Shae is 5 now and has the best adoptive parents I could have ever dreamed of for her. She knows exactly who my family and I are. We schedule visits every year and I get updates about life events and just her growth in general through email, pictures, and videos. She is just such a ray of sunshine and I can’t imagine my life without her. She is so loved and will always know that! I’m sure everyone has heard the saying “it takes a village to raise a child.” Well, it also takes a village to help that mama bring a healthy baby into this world. There are many girls who find themselves in the same situation I was in, who need to know they will always be loved, taken care of, and are still so worthy!! Community is so important and that is one of the many reasons why I love that Grace Place is in Liberal.
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